Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Double Jeopardy
When her husband frames her for his murder, loving mother Elizabeth Parsons (Ashley Judd), must fight to reveal his sinister con as she dodges a dogged parole officer (Tommy Lee Jones) and tries to get back to the son who was wrongly taken away from her in this fast-paced, sometimes funny, edge-of-your-seat thriller.
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Analysis of Double Jeopardy
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- custody battle
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals (shown sympathetically) on the run
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) average
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- licking
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
